Imitation of Godey's Lady's Book and generally ran more fiction than its competitors; published Poe's "The Mystery of Marie Roget"; authors include Longfellow, W.G. Simms and J.K. Paulding.

A miscellany and almanac which also ran fiction including the first genuine magazine serial in Britain, "The Unfortunate Courtier". Continued after 1709 but reverted to an almanac and fiction was switched to Delights for the Ingenious. Apparently noted it had 4,000 readers.

A literary magazine published by the Edinburgh Essay Society, later the Ladies' Edinburgh Literary Society, with contributions from women who became prominent figures in education, suffrage and welfare in Scotland.

Began volume numbering on 19 Nov 1898 with Vol.XVI (#197-209). Went through several sizes and pagination.

It was originally the women's section to Tribune and Farmer; Bok established its reputation for good quality articles and stories. Authors include W. Dean Howells, Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, Conan Doyle, Bret Harte, Mary E. Wilkins, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Sarah Orne Jewett, Sarah Orne Jewett, Anthony Hope, H.G. Wells, Booth Tarkington, Willa Cather; was the first high-class monthly to reach 1 million circulation in 1903; it topped 2.5 million in 1933 and 6 million in 1960.

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Incorporated into: Home Companion

Women's magazine that published some fiction. Subtitled "Dedicated to Literature, Fashion, etc.".

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#merges with The Lady's Book

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Took over from The Girl's World.

Mixture of true crime and sexually-oriented stories. Although a New York publisher is listed it was printed in Canada and all the adverts are Canadian.

Called itself 'a journal of fashion, fiction and fact'. Serialised Sara Jeanette Duncarf's "An American Girl in London" (c. 1890-91). Included a children's page of stories and songs (title sometimes given as The Lady's Pictorial - may be a different magazine or a retitling).

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At first ran only essays and poetry, seeing fiction as sinful, but under Clark, after 1853, fiction began to appear and was a regular content from 1860. Curry remained editor of The National Repository with little change in content.

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The Ladies' World was another of the low-priced, mass-market magazines aimed at women and their interests. It was begun by as a "mail-order magazine" published on cheap newsprint. Bought in 1912 by McClure Publications, publishers of McClure's Magazine, it became a full-fledged magazine with some full-color covers by famous artists. Sales reached a million copies a month when a series of mystery stories "What Happened to Mary" became a runaway success in film; this film series is generally considered the first movie serial ever made.

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Possibly titled Lads and Lassies as per Lofts?

Issues & Index Sources:  18-Jul-1874 – 17-Apr-1875

Publishers:   Henry Williams
Editors:   William Watkins
Frequency:   weekly

"Annual short story competition with prize of \1000 plus"